Strawberry Cream Cheese
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This homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese is light and fluffy with the perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors. It’s so easy to make with just 4 ingredients and great to enjoy on bagels, toast, or muffins for a quick breakfast treat!
More easy ways to enjoy fresh strawberries include our Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries, Simple Strawberry Cake, and Strawberry Sauce.
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Easy Strawberry Cream Cheese Recipe
Forget those store-bought tubs of flavored cream cheese. This homemade strawberry cream cheese comes together in just minutes with only 4 simple ingredients – no weird preservatives. It’s one of the easiest ways to elevate a basic breakfast into something noteworthy by taking basic cream cheese and turning it into a sweet-tangy spread dotted with fresh strawberries.
I sure do love making flavored butter, like my bourbon honey butter and cinnamon butter, so it only seemed natural to play with flavored cream cheese, too. This recipe would also be great with other fresh summer fruit.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe For Strawberry Cream Cheese
- Only 4 ingredients. You’ll need cream cheese, strawberries, powdered sugar, and salt. That’s it!
- Ready in minutes. It takes 10 minutes or less to prepare this cream cheese. And you can enjoy it immediately.
- Stores well. I like to make this strawberry flavored cream cheese on the weekend and enjoy it on my breakfast throughout the week.
Ingredients Needed
This strawberry cream cheese recipe requires just 4 very simple ingredients.
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)
- Cream cheese – Use the brick cream cheese, not the kind in the container. Soften to room temperature so you can easily combine the ingredients.
- Fresh strawberries – Wash and dry, then remove the stems and roughly chop.
- Powdered sugar – Sweetens the cream cheese, which helps to balance the tanginess.
- Coarse salt – Helps to balance and enhance the other flavors.
How To Make Strawberry Cream Cheese
Here’s an overview of how to make this flavored cream cheese.
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)
- Crush the strawberries. Use a potato masher to crush the chopped strawberries.
- Blend the cream cheese. Blend the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and salt until fluffy. Add the mashed strawberries and continue beating until incorporated. The mixture should be light and fluffy.
Tips & Variations
Here are a few things to keep in mind when making your strawberry cream cheese.
- Use room temperature cream cheese. This is key to obtaining the light and fluffy texture. Chilled cream cheese will be much harder to mix and cream cheese that’s too soft will not hold its shape.
- Can I use other fruit? Yes! You can make flavored cream cheese with any other berries, peaches, and even pineapple. Just be sure to use an equal amount.
- Can I use frozen strawberries? Strawberry cream cheese is best with fresh strawberries. Frozen strawberries hold too much moisture will make the mixture runny.
Serving Suggestions
I love this strawberry cream cheese on toast, bagels, bagel minis, or croffles for a quick and easy breakfast. It’s also great on Popovers! You can also use this flavored cream cheese as a dip for Nilla Wafers, pretzels, fruit, and crackers.
Proper Storage
Store your homemade strawberry cream cheese in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
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Strawberry Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 4 large fresh strawberries
- 8 ounce brick cream cheese, , softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
- Wash and fully dry the strawberries, remove the stems, and give them a rough chop (you should end up with a 1/2 cup.) Transfer to a medium bowl and crush the chopped strawberries using a potato masher or fork.
- In a separate bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, blend together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and salt until the cream cheese is fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add in the mashed strawberries; continuing beating until incorporated, light, and fluffy.
- Enjoy as desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
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This was so easy and delicious!